May 2013
12 posts
3 tags
May 22nd
30 notes
4 tags
May 19th
155 notes
2 tags
May 15th
64 notes
2 tags
May 10th
13 notes
4 tags
May 10th
74 notes
3 tags
May 8th
57 notes
6 tags
May 8th
12 notes
4 tags
May 7th
22 notes
4 tags
May 7th
22 notes
3 tags
The lost tunnels of the Southern Pacific Railroad,...
Wrights Station, 100 year comparison Nestled amid the Santa Cruz Mountains, a stones throw from Silicon Valley but well-hidden by the redwood forests, you can find the remains of a historic rail corridor, built by the Southern Pacific Railroad in the 1880s. I set out to see what remained of these historic towns and the forgotten infrastructure that once connected them.  [[MORE]] The steep...
May 6th
57 notes
3 tags
The Ransome Tree Feller
Tales from the Cabin Fever Expo by Mike Piersa Every spring, model engineers across America emerge from their basement workshops and show off their latest creations at the Cabin Fever Expo in York, PA. Home machinists, backyard foundrymen, and industrial artisans display miniature engines and machinery that often required hundreds of hours to create. The most enthralling...
May 2nd
6 notes
6 tags
May 1st
41 notes
April 2013
21 posts
1 tag
Apr 25th
93 notes
5 tags
Apr 24th
164 notes
3 tags
Apr 24th
4 notes
3 tags
Apr 23rd
29 notes
4 tags
Apr 22nd
19 notes
4 tags
Apr 20th
12 notes
4 tags
Apr 18th
78 notes
Apr 17th
35 notes
6 tags
Apr 16th
517 notes
1 tag
Apr 15th
13 notes
Apr 14th
29 notes
Apr 14th
109 notes
Apr 12th
27 notes
Apr 10th
50 notes
Apr 9th
29 notes
Apr 7th
165 notes
Apr 5th
109 notes
Apr 3rd
14 notes
3 tags
Apr 2nd
21 notes
5 tags
Apr 1st
43 notes
Apr 1st
98 notes
March 2013
3 posts
3 tags
Mar 27th
24 notes
Mar 14th
141 notes
Mar 6th
30 notes
February 2013
14 posts
4 tags
Imagination: The Spring 2013 Reading List Reviews
Memoirs of a Revolutionary - Victor Serge - p.576 Victor Serge was born in Brussels to Russian political exiles, founding his worldview in bureaucratic opposition.  Expelled from Belgium, arrested and imprisoned in France, Serge arrived to his ancestral homeland to participate in its’ 1918 Revolution.  Constantly pursued for speaking against perceived injustice, Serge communicates in his...
Feb 28th
11 notes
2 tags
The Stability of the Lewis Mine
By Rick Olson  The undulating topography of the San Juan mountain range truly exemplifies the motivation of striking it rich in the four corners. Complex mines built miles outside of town along steep, steep terrain evoke images of the immense difficulty involved with hauling enormous iron mechanisms. The process nowadays would be aided by helicopter and still considered a serious...
Feb 27th
17 notes
Feb 22nd
25 notes
5 tags
Feb 21st
128 notes
3 tags
Feb 20th
90 notes
4 tags
Feb 13th
30 notes
4 tags
Feb 8th
22 notes
Feb 6th
1,219 notes
2 tags
Feb 6th
31 notes
4 tags
Feb 4th
29 notes
3 tags
Feb 3rd
51 notes
2 tags
Feb 3rd
26 notes
4 tags
Feb 2nd
212 notes
3 tags
Feb 1st
18 notes